Air traffic controllers at a North Dakota airport didn’t tell the crew of an Air Force B-52 bomber that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, causing a near miss between the planes, according to the military.

In a statement released Monday evening, the Air Force said the B-52 crew told Minot International Airport’s air traffic control that the bomber was nearing the area where a SkyWest Airlines pilot was approaching to land the evening of July 18.

“The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft,” the Air Force said.

The pilot of the passenger jet Flight 3788, which departed from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, was forced to veer sharply to avoid the B-52, startling passengers, though both planes landed........

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